Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness. ~ Seneca
On Writing
Fall in Love, Write A Book …
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The Outside World
As you get older the more things change – for the better or for the worse. Sometimes being a writer and becoming somewhat of an self-isolationist is like being in a sanctuary and finding your true self, your true voice and words. The outside world never goes away. It will always be there. ~ R.M. … Continue reading The Outside World
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John Steinbeck On Writing
“In every bit of honest writing in the world … there is a base theme. Try to understand men, if you understand each other you will be kind to each other. Knowing a man well never leads to hate and nearly always leads to love. There are shorter means, many of them. there is writing … Continue reading John Steinbeck On Writing
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Albany Poets Presents~Albany Wordfest April 2017
https://albanypoets.com/2017/03/albany-poets-presents-r-m-engelhardt Poet and writer R.M. Engelhardt will be the featured reader 2017 Albany Word Fest edition of the Albany Poets Presents reading series at Restaurant Navona (89 New Scotland Avenue, Albany) on Wednesday, April 19, 2017. Albany Poets Presents puts a spin on the typical poetry event in the local literary community by highlighting one … Continue reading Albany Poets Presents~Albany Wordfest April 2017
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POETS & WRITERS STAND AGAINST TRUMP 01.20.2017 AT 8PM
On Friday, January 20th Donald J. Trump will be sworn in as The President of the United States of America. This will be a very sad day indeed. And as poets and writers everywhere we need to speak up and say what needs to be said, and share those words with our nation … Continue reading POETS & WRITERS STAND AGAINST TRUMP 01.20.2017 AT 8PM
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POET ?
POET ? I smoke in the ashes Of my own myth Follow the voices in my Head that say "Record these Moments" Become another soothsayer Of another century, another Shadow treading light There are thousands Like me Thousands searching Everyday Perhaps for God Perhaps for themselves Perhaps for no one For they live and re-live … Continue reading POET ?
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Faith To Believe In
“Every day we slaughter our finest impulses. That is why we get a heartache when we read those lines written by the hand of a master and recognize them as our own, as the tender shoots which we stifled because we lacked the faith to believe in our own powers, our own criterion of truth … Continue reading Faith To Believe In
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The Poem Remains: Tribulations
The"Bones of Our Existence, A Journal 2046" my new book is now up & online. Find the words, the work & the poetry here. Look for 2 , The free PDF chapbook and the audio versions of the pieces to be added soon. Thanks again for all your support, love and comments. The … Continue reading The Poem Remains: Tribulations
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Harm
Wherever we go we do harm, forgiving ourselves as wheels do cement for wearing each other out. We set this house on fire, forgetting that we live within. ~ Jim Harrison
R.M. ENGELHARDT 